Monday, June 25, 2012

Boys prefer football while girls favor basketball, according to the latest sports participation survey results released Monday by the Florida High School Athletic Association.
Of the 393,585 boys in grades 9-12 who participated in sports last season, 41,127 of them played football. Baseball was second (15,827), followed by basketball (15,761).
Soccer was the most popular sport among girls, as 14,842 played, while 14,435 played volleyball.
A total of 386,092 girls in grades through 9-12 played sports last year.
Results of the survery could be found here.

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Prep Rally is all about high school sports in Manatee County. From baseball to basketball, softball to soccer, volleyball to track, swimming to wrestling and weightlifting, if they play it, you can read about it at Prep Rally.

The author, John Lembo, has covered prep sports for the Bradenton Herald since 2005.